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Market to Market (June 14, 2013) (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Full Program: Gusty winds and bone-dry forests fuel wildfires in Colorado and New Mexico. For the second time in a year, the Senate approves its version of the Farm Bill. Despite planting delays, the government calls for record grain and oilseed production....
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Market Analysis: Darin Newsom (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Analyst Darin Newsom discusses the markets with host Mike Pearson.
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Farm Bill Clears Senate (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 5:47 PM
It felt like 2012 all over again this week as the U.S. Senate passed its version the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act.
Better known as the Farm Bill, the measure won approval Monday night with little debate. The legislation preserved much...
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Colorado Wildfires Most Destructive in State History (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Lightning strikes, strong winds, and bone-dry conditions sparked several wildfires this week in parts of California, New Mexico, and Oregon. But the charring of Colorado has done the worst damage.
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Market Plus: Darin Newsom (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Market Analyst Darin Newsom discusses the volatile commodity markets with host Mike Pearson.
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Court Sides With Oklahoma In Red River Dispute (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 3:06 PM
The case concerns a dispute over access to southeastern Oklahoma tributaries of the Red River that separates Oklahoma and Texas.
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'Pink Slime' Lawsuit Heads Back To State Court (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:57 PM
BPI officials have long insisted that the product is safe and healthy, and blamed the closure of three plants and roughly 700 layoffs on what they viewed as a smear campaign.
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Klamath Tribes and Feds Exercise Water Rights (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:48 PM
The new powers were made possible by a March ruling of an administrative law judge confirming the tribes have the oldest water rights in the upper basin
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Rural America Posts First-Ever Loss In Population (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:42 PM
About 46.2 million people, or 15 percent of the U.S. population, reside in rural counties, which spread across 72 percent of the nation's land area.
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FEMA Denies Aid For Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:31 PM
FEMA denied the "major disaster declaration" both for public assistance — which would give money to the city to help rebuild — and for further individual aid, which would provide for crisis counseling and other services.
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Grocers Allege Potato Group Pumped Up Spud Prices (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:24 PM
It's unclear how much the alleged price-fixing has bumped up the cost of frozen french fries or a steaming spud served with a steak, but the case isn't small potatoes:
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'Hepatitis A' Linked To Frozen Berries Sickens 87 (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Lawsuits have already been filed against Townsend Farms in California, Hawaii and Washington state
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Government Moves Towards Removing Protection Status For The Grey Wolf (#3842)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:05 PM
The wolf's resurgence has been unpopular among ranchers and others unhappy about attacks on livestock and popular sport animals.
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Reporters' Roundtable (#4035)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Full Program: Iowa Press concludes this season with a reporters' roundtable recap of 2013 to date and a preview of the political months ahead.
Dean Borg is the host-moderator alongside reporters Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa; Kathie Obradovich,...
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Bike People: RAGBRAI -- Part 2 (#104)
posted on June 14, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Full Program: Bike People continues to share the experience of RAGBRAI XL – with even more rider interviews, bicycle repairs on the road, and Suzet rides the carousel in Story City. Forrest shows how to fix a flat tire in less than 90 seconds.
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